IE8: WIIFM?

Microsoft released it’s latest upgrade to its browser today, Thursday March 20, 2009. If you’ve been wondering why you’d want to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8, or what’s in it for your small business, here’s a run-down from Microsoft’s white paper on the subject which – by the way – starts off with this disclaimer: [...]

Sacrebleu! The French Police Save Millions with Ubuntu!

Arstechnica is reporting that the French Police are in the process of migrating away from the Microsoft Windows platform in favor of an open source alternative, Ubuntu. France’s Gendarmerie Nationale, the country’s national police force, has saved millions of dollars since 2004 on over 5,000 workstations; the organization said that it plans to migrate a remaining [...]

At Verizon Wireless … Somebody’s Watching Me!

If you’re a Verizon Wireless customer, do you always feel like somebody’s watching you? Like Rockwell’s song. Like, “Somebody’s Watching Me?” Ahem – anyway…. Well, you may want to be aware that Verizon is preparing to share your personal private information (PPI) – such as the calls you make and receive, billing information, technical and [...]